Greetings,
Kernel: 2.4.17
Hardware: raq4i
Issue: Using ext3 file system as rootfs (/)
Result: Problems when system uncleanly shutdown (to be expected really).
Just a few notes about the experiences I have had trying to get a
2.4.17 kernel running with an ext3 root file system, on raq4i hardware.
In this case I had the rootfs mounted as an ext3 filesystem.
- It works if the system is shutdown cleanly.
So, the 'runtime' features of ext3 can be used.
- If the power is cycle without a clean shutdown, then the ROM-BIOS
fails to reboot the kernel.
(It get's stuck after the inital stage 1 booting message.
The ROM-BIOS must have a timeout/watchdog as it then reboots
the system and the whole cycle repeats.)
(It also does this if I don't set the drive jumper properly to
'master'.. see below :-)
The fix requires the the drive being taken out, placed in
another machine and manually fsck'ed.
I have reverted back to ext2. I expect (but haven't tried) using ext3
on a non-rootfs partition would not be an issue. (Currently I don't
have the extra partition to try on).
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